I feel like the conversation around race and anti-racism right now has a lot of parallels with the conversation around mental health.
I don’t feel like I know what to say, what to do.
No one who hasn’t experienced mental health issues knows what to say or do.
I feel nervous of saying or doing the wrong thing.
People who haven’t struggled with their mental health are so scared of saying and/or doing the wrong thing.
In both cases that can and does lead to silence. Inaction.
Perpetuating stigma. Perpetuating unfairness.
I know that when it comes to mental health stuff, you need to be human and you need to have empathy (in fact empathy is one of my values I believe in it so much!).
And so that is the approach I am taking to building a more equitable business. A business that includes and welcomes everyone who wants to work with me.